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It is running okay on my iMac Core Duo along with Seti and Einstein as intel-native. I am getting results of around 21000 CPUsec. per WU. http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/results.php?userid=85245 Is this good, bad, average?

I am new to Rosetta and Boinc, but I have used the old seti@home project in the past. I was concerned with a computation error I had received with work a work unit producing a result 23954214. It isn't the fact that I had an error that concerns me, but rather the result work unit ID 20210159 that had me concerned.

While looking at the results for this WU, I noticed another user (host detail 70228) listed in the results. I then looked at this user's results page (results 70228) and was confused.

I understand that multiple users may be working on the same work unit at the same time, but I don't understand how an error can occur because of it. I don't really care about the results or credit for all it matters, but why perform a task if it isn't going to be of any use.

My concern pertains to the users results page. Is this a watchdog program? Is this theft of results or partial results to jump ahead of a user working on the same work unit?

...The only problems I can see are related to the short deadlines for CASP. If the machine is really slow, you might want to run it with the shortest time setting (1 or 2 hours) so it can meet the deadlines.
I think you mean to say to run at a longer time setting, since it will take a slow machine a long time to even do one variant. If the setting is left at 1 or 2 hours, the user should be aware that the runs will probably last longer because the software will not quit until one variant is achieved.

Actually, I think you're both misstating it. A slower machine crunches a WU with a 3hr runtime pref. in the same 3 hours that it takes a fast machine (it just gets less models completed and earns less credits due to the slower CPU).

Regardless of the speed of the machine, if the machine is not crunching 24hrs a day, then you'll want to be sure your WU runtime preference is short to assure the WU ends and reports before the deadline.

Can a Mod stick a link to this all boards so that is has the maximum coverage?
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So if I wanted to create a link to the Rosetta FAQs it would look like this -
(Except you would leave out the "_", which I added for display purposes)

[_url=http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/forum_thread.php?id=669]Rosetta FAQs[/url]

And it would look like this in the final message.

Rosetta FAQs

Thank you.

At my job theres about 20 old PCs that my boss is planning on scrapping. Their all old, mostly pre-windows 2000 at most. one or 2 may meet the system requirements for rosetta but not all do. My question is, if i take these computers home, and set them all up to run the rosetta project will it matter if the system requirements do not meet? I wouldnt be using the computers for anything else but the rosetta project so thats why im wondering if i can make an exception in this case. Thanks please advise
Regards,
Jose

...I'm going to switch my computer back to "hidden."

Thanks for your help.

Bandit's Mom
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The "watchdog" is a feature of Rosetta. The way the science works, they sometimes find specific protein structures that throw off the search and they end up repeating work they've already done. The watchdog keeps an eye on things and detects when it thinks this might be occuring and can step in and end the work unit. ...

low Energy = -218

sorry for asking in german, here is my question in english:

How did you get this information about low energy = -218? I don't see this in your result page.

I went back to look and it was saved as "yes," but hit the "Update" button again, just for giggles and grins. Maybe it didn't take the first time around.

Bandit's Mom

Did you hit the "Update preferences" button at the bottom of the screen? I just looked again and it still shows as "hidden".

It is possible that there is a background task running(disk defrag, virus check, etc) that is preventing your system from becoming fully idle. This of course would also prevent BOINC from processing any work.

Nope - the only other things I have open are Word (x2), Excel (x2), Reference Manager, and a Mah Jongg game program.

Here's the text of the error message: "rosetta_5.22_windows_intelx86.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

Bandit's Mom

My compuer is freezing on one of these two WUs - 19746278 or 19737574. It's happened several times today. I'd come into the room, note that the graphics weren't animated, the steps weren't incrementing, and the clock would be stopped. I'd move the mouse (I have it configured to work on the project only when I'm not using the machine), and would get a notice that there was an error and would I like to report to MicroSoft. Next time, I'll get a screenshot.

Bandit's Mom

Hi,

in thread

PROJECT INFORMATION AND HELP INDEX!!!
http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/forum_thread.php?id=1769

the last item (17) seems to be about Wikipedia, but it points to BakerLab papers.

You probably need two links, one to the publications and another to wikipedia.

Keep up the good work, Dimitris

It's just that from the 60-70.000 Rosetta participants, very few actually check these bulletin board regularly, e.g. my esitmate is that this topic has been read by ~30 people.

We could make it sticky for a while, in the hope more people will see it.

No pets. And my mouse is trackball optical.(I hate having to move around regular mice.) As far as my start page, Yahoo news is my own preferred setting(Even thought Yahoo sucks and helped China track down a few people for voicing their opinions).And since they get their new mostly from the Associated Press anyway, I should make the AP my start page. The only problem I ever have with start pages it the stupid IE keeps wanting to open up to microsoft update even though Yahoo news is my default start page.
Finding the browser open didn't really bother me, but having the BOINC client locked out and give me an "incorrect password" message made me think that somthing was fishy. I would just as soon let the Boinc run and the internet connection shut off, it is a low speed,256k, connection, but the Boinc doesn't seem to like to work without an internet connection. Oh well. And thank you to everyone for responding.

Ohh, and this free version of Bit defender is finding infected stuff. So thanks for the heads up on better virus software. But I do like some of the features of of Norton Internet Security. Like the Parental Controls for internet site viewing. Their are things that I like to keep my kids, away from online.

Linksys routers (Cisco Systems) have a parental control next to none...but it takes some configuring, also you get the benefit of a real hard firewall as well.

According to BOINCstats, 88% of the hosts are Windows based, so it wouldn't help MUCH... but I was wondering why not phase in a new release?

I mean release it for Linux, then 6 hours later release it for MAC, then a few hours later, release it for Windows... or any order you want, but adjust the time delay based on number of active hosts out there and average time between connections to server.

Ok, thanks. I just switched to 8h 'Target CPU Runtime'.

Jochen